Monitoring the Performance of the Board

Monitoring the performance of the board and the CEO is an important role of the board of directors, and more NPOs are assigning a higher priority to this role than in past years.

Start by using a Board Performance Self Evaluation form, which you can find in the course materials.

The Governance Committee is a Boar Committee that is responsible for:

• Responsibilities normally given to a nominations committee
• Overseeing volunteer appraisals
• Board appraisals
• Succession planning
• Recruiting new directors
• Identifying board training opportunities